For a while now I’ve been meaning to write about The Ampersand, an excellent blog featuring the most interesting mark in a character set.
Also, here’s a great article by Jonathan Hoefler on the history of the ampersand.
Category: Typography
High-Res Images Of Press/1
As promised here are the high quality images of the Press/1 brochure sent over by Six art director Iain Follett. Thanks dude!
I actually received a copy of this brochure in the mail this weekend and it’s even better in person. The entire booklet has a nice texture to it.
IBM Slides 1975
Check out these awesome images of a 1975 IBM slide presentation. I absolutely love the typography, even those cheesy gradients, and the great infographics.
Metallic Pink & Gloss Black
Sexy business card designed by Graham Jones with type set in Lubalin Graph. I absolutely love the thickness of that charcoal board. I think I might have to use it for my cards.
The Municipal Art Society Of New York
Soulellis is one of my favorite studios and they’ve just finished up a new identity and annual report for The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS). They’ve also done some stationary as well as a website which they’ll reveal very soon.
Setting Up A Baseline Grid
Check out this excellent write up on Typophile on how to setup a flexible baseline grid in Adobe InDesign. The author has set up the grid so that every baseline is 12pts apart. This is a good setting that gives you a few leading options to choose from, but someone commented below the article that they’ve setup a 3pt system, which in my opinion works very nicely. Having a baseline every 3 pts gives you great flexibility with leading allowing you to create typography that is more dynamic.
Have a read and also join in on the discussion. I’ve commented under the name YOTS.